I found an article on the PTSD page the shares studies that verify that survivors of sexual trauma seek mediacal care more often than those that are not traumatized. I figure I could have told them that for free. I persevered through the article. Toward the bottom is a list of things a medical provider…
Last month I experienced a person taking advantage to me because of my not understanding how things were done at school. A month later, I knew I would encounter the same person. I decided to write an email to try to repair the problem. It didn’t work. I went to my supervisor and explained what…
My counselor lectured me often (read that as at least once or twice a month for 7 years) about lumping/smashing/tangling things all together. He taught me to pull apart problems and separate them into parts. For example, I would complain about some event at work. He would help me sort through what was knee-jerk reaction…
One of the books I read a few years ago wrote about filling your own bucket. (How full is your Bucket? http://strengths.gallup.com/114079/Full-Bucket.aspx) The theory following air flight attendants advice of put on your own oxygen mask before trying to help someone else. Over the years I learned that PTSD punches a hole in my bucket. …
I would love to post this flow chart of symptoms but the recent review of the copyright information I am including the link to the chart. I believe the most helpful thing about this chart is it reduces the symptoms to groups. In my opinion, recognizing the main issue directs me to the coping methods…
So little inclination to do it.
I’m not sure I am ready….yet, this was what I did in my 10 years of counseling. Embraced one trigger, fear, incident, memory at a time, even if they tried to crowd forward all at once my counselor would help me focus on a bit a time. I read this article that set me thinking…
I am noticing a change in the government PTSD page. More and more of the information is addressing the need for information for others plus the military. The page shares a number of ideas that are helpful to finding a therapist. http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/treatment/therapy-med/finding-a-therapist.asp My first therapist was awesome and understood PTSD. He helped me to regain…
If you have Facebook follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/notes/ptsd/holiday-traumatic-date-trauma-tips/915052671926830 In my opinion, if they put it on Facebook they want it shared. So if you don’t have Facebook these are the tips from Erin Patterson at http://www.warriorslanding.ca Holiday & Traumatic Date – Trauma Tips If you are wondering why you have difficulty surrounding holidays and/or anniversaries…
I don’t write about religion on this web page often. Main reason that many survivors are still angry at God. Why me? Why wasn’t I protected? I was a child, wasn’t I important enough to save? I’m told to give service at church, why won’t anyone help me? God’s time is not my time and…
PTSD - Accepting, Coping, Thriving 